Sen. Chris Murphy chronicles day as farmhand via Twitter

When the Senate comes back next month from recess, Sen. Chris Murphy will have a tale to tell about his day as a farmhand.

Or maybe the Connecticut Democrat’s colleagues were reading his Twitter feed on Monday about his work at Freund’s Farm in East Canaan. Freund’s Farm Market got its start in the 1950s as a corn stand and today offers Litchfield County all kinds of produce, flowers and home-baked goodies.

Murphy, who has the distinction of being the Senate’s youngest member at the age of 41, got his day off to an early start.

Murphy found a way to tie this all back to the work of Congress, which has been asked to pass an immigration bill that would help farmers find a steady labor force. He also talked to the Freund family about the five-year farm bill that Congress passed earlier this year.

Freunds very supportive of immigration reform. Hard to find good ag help up here.